REAR COMPARTMENT LID HINGE BINDING HINGE ARM TO HINGE BOX

1983 " E " C A R A BINDING CONDITION ON REAR COMPARTMENT LID HINGES MAY BE ENCOUNTERED ON LATE BUILD (1983) "E" CARS EQUIPPED WITH TORQUE RODS. THE BIND CAN OFTEN BE FOUND BETWEEN THE HINGE ARM AND THE HINGE BOX ON RIGHT ON/OR LEFT SIDES AS INDICATED IN FIGURE 1... THIS CONDITION MAY BE CONFUSED WITH LOW OUTPUT FROM TORQUE RODS. CORRECTION OF THIS CONDITION CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY PRYING THE HINGE ARM AWAY FROM THE HINGE BOX AS ILLUSTRATED IN FIGURE 1... APPLY A HEAVY LUBE TO SURFACES.(REFERENCE MF 83-026)

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